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keratinophagous

keratinophagous adjective: that feeds on keratin.

Adjective

keratinophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on keratin

Origin of keratinophagous

From keratin + -phagous.

Questions about keratinophagous

What does keratinophagous mean?
Keratinophagous means that feeds on keratin.
What part of speech is keratinophagous?
Keratinophagous is an adjective.

Words near keratinophagous in the dictionary

  1. keratinolytic
  2. keratinolytically
  3. keratinolytics
  4. keratinophage
  5. keratinophages
  6. keratinophagous
  7. keratinophilic
  8. keratinophylic
  9. keratinosome
  10. keratinosomes
  11. keratinous

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